dry lab

noun

A laboratory where computational or mathematical analyses are used to simulate a physical phenomenon.

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Meanings

noundry lab (plural dry labs)

plural dry labs

  1. A laboratory where computational or mathematical analyses are used to simulate a physical phenomenon.
  2. A photographic laboratory that does not use "wet" photographic chemicals.
verbdry lab (third-person singular simple present dry labs, present participle dry labbing, simple past and past participle dry labbed)

present singular third person dry labs · participle present dry labbing · participle past dry labbed · past dry labbed

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of dry-lab.
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APA

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MLA

“dry lab.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20lab. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dry lab,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20lab.

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